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The Stature of Boys Is Inversely Correlated to the Levels of Their Sertoli Cell Hormones: Do the Testes Restrain the Maturation of Boys?
The testes of preadolescent boys appear to be dormant, as they produce only trace levels of testosterone [1]. However, they release supra-adult levels of Müllerian Inhibiting Substance (MIS, anti-Müllerian hormone) and lesser levels of inhibin B (InhB), for unknown reasons [2], [3]. Boys have a vari...
Autores principales: | Morgan, Kirstie, Dennis, Nicola A., Ruffman, Ted, Bilkey, David K., McLennan, Ian S. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3107220/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21655101 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0020533 |
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